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Franklin, Dan, 1912-2002

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1912 - 2002

Biography

Dan Franklin (1912-2002) was a music supervisor and songwriter for Warner Brothers.

Dan Franklin was born January 22, 1912. He worked at Warner Brothers as a supervisor of the Music Preparation Department, and was a successful songwriter and musician. Dan was good friends with film composers Max Steiner and Dimitri Tiomkin. Daniel Franklin passed away January 14, 2002.

Citation:
MSS 9068; Collection of interviews by James D'Arc; Arts and Communications; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.

Dan Franklin obituary, via WWW, November 29, 2017 (born January 1912, music supervisor and songrwiter at Warner Brothers; married to Anita; died January 14, 2002)

Los Angeles Times obituary website, published January 23, 2002.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Dan Franklin interview, 2001 December 11

 File
Identifier: MSS 9068 File 20
Scope and Contents

Includes discussion of Max Steiner.

Dates: 2001 December 11

Dan Franklin papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3120
Scope and Contents

Contains ten CDs of interviews with Dan Franklin, a photocopy of Max Steiner manuscript of a theme from "A Summer Place," titled "Molly and Johnny," a CD of Max Steiner recording session outtakes, and a CD of guitar recordings of Steiner scores.

Dates: approximately 1993